My heartbreaker, wish it was intact!

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I found this piece back in April, in a plowed field, not sure what type of point it is.. but I would give ANYTHING, if it was intact! Nonetheless, it’s one of my favorite finds, this year I’ve started arrowhead hunting.
 
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Great find, there are people whom could restore it if you're interested.
 
Very nice, the second picture really shows it well
 
Dang...you could read the paper through that one!
 
Slightly unusual Palmer point -- from around the beginning of the early archaic era.

FWIW
 
This is the clear quartz crystal I found
 

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OH man - beauty! Someone actually slung that thing out and hit a rock!
 
I like that Crystal Quartz Serrated (Corner?) Notched Point.
Thankfully, most of the blade and the whole base is intact.
I’m assuming it’s a northeast Georgia find. I think Uniface has brought you as close to a type as anyone could. There are a lot of photos and info written about Palmer Projectile Points.
Is there grinding present in and around those notches? That would be a great indicating factor.

http://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/Palmer.html
 
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Great find! I don't think missing the tip is a big deal. Its the base that is important.
 
I don't have a picture handy, but I found one almost identical to yours thinking it was just another broke. It kicked around for ages, when I picked it up one day and looked at it a little closer. Turned out it was a hafted scraper all along, since it's not as obvious with quartz as it is with chert. Can't tell about yours, but who knows?
 

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